[Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.]Notice Regarding Determination of Number of New Shares to be Issued(1/1)

Sumitomo
Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

Notice
Regarding Determination of Number of New Shares to be Issued

TOKYO, January 25, 2010 --- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
Group, Inc. (gSMFGh, President: Teisuke Kitayama) hereby announces that,
relating to issuance of new shares of its common stock resolved at the meeting
of the Board of Directors held on January 6, 2010, it has determined the number
of shares to be issued by exercise of the option to purchase additional newly
issued shares of common stock granted to the international managers in
connection with the international offering is as set forth below.

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Number of shares to be issued by the exercise of the option to purchase
additional newly issued shares of common stock granted to the international managers
in connection with the international offering:26,000,000 shares

Reference

1.Number of New Shares to be Offered

(1)Number of Shares to be Offered

Total of the number of
shares of common stock of SMFG set forth in (i) through (iii) below:@@340,000,000
shares

(i)Number of shares in the Japanese public
offering:

160,000,000 shares

(ii)Number of shares to be purchased
by the international managers in the international offering:

154,000,000 shares

(iii)Number of shares to be issued by
the exercise of the option to purchase additional newly issued shares of
common stock granted to the international managers in connection with the
international offering:

26,000,000 shares

(2)Total Issue Price

¥953,360,000,000

(3)Total Amount to be Paid

¥918,955,400,000

(4) Amount of Stated Capital and Additional Paid-in
Capital to be Increased

The Amount of Stated Capital to be Increased:

¥459,477,700,000

The Amount of Additional Paid-in Capital to be Increased:

¥459,477,700,000

2.Change in the number of issued shares as a
result of the Offering of New Shares

(1)Total number of issued shares at
present
(as of December 31, 2009):

Common Stock

1,017,711,777 shares

Type 4 Preferred Stock

33,400 shares

Type 6 Preferred Stock

70,001 shares

Total:

1,017,815,178 shares

(2)Increase in number of shares by way of
offering of new shares:

Common Stock

340,000,000 shares

(3)Total number of issued shares after the
offering of new shares:

Common Stock

1,357,711,777 shares

Type 4 Preferred Stock

33,400 shares

Type 6 Preferred Stock

70,001 shares

Total:

1,357,815,178 shares

3.Use of proceeds

SMFG
plans to use the proceeds from the offering of new shares of ¥914,286,400,000,
along with the proceeds from the third-party allotment (resolved as of the same
date), estimated to be up to ¥53,788,200,000, to subscribe for shares of common
stock to be issued by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, a wholly owned
subsidiary of SMFG.

Note:This press release does not
constitute an offer of any securities for sale. This press release has been prepared
for the sole purpose of publicly announcing SMFGfs issuance of its new shares,
and not for the purpose of soliciting investment or engaging in any other
similar activities within or outside Japan. Investors should carefully review a
prospectus and supplements or amendments thereto prepared by SMFG prior to
making any investment decisions.This press release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United
States. The securities referred to above have not been, and will not be
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
gSecurities Acth). The securities may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the
Securities Act.The securities
referred to above will not be publicly offered or sold in the United States.